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Hi Reader,

As I mentioned last week, you can vote for the winner of this year’s DC Poet Project. It’s hosted by Day Eight, a Washington, DC-area arts organization. I serve on Day Eight’s board.

Here’s how to vote:

1. Visit the Day Eight Facebook page on April 18.

2. Watch video readings from four poet contestants.

3. Like the reading you enjoy most.

The poet whose video gets the most Facebook likes will win the 2020 DC Poet Project and receive a $1,000 contract to publish a collection of their poetry. You can RSVP to the event on Facebook so you don’t forget.

Thank you,
Nick

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April and May Book Lists

• April 2020 Books to Read and Skip (Sarah’s Bookshelves)

• Recommended Books (Scientific American)

Sign of the Times Book Lists

• Five Books to Read While You Are Staying Home (KTVB-7)

• Need A Mental Escape? These Books Offer Solace In Troubled Times (Fresh Air, NPR)

Best of the Rest

• Samantha Irby’s 10 Favorite Books (Vulture)

• Top Ten Novels About Unconventional Families (The Guardian)

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